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Here is a picture of ingredients Paula uses to make her Strawberry Shortcake:
(I will give the recipe in total at the end of this post, but for now we will walk through making Paula's Strawberry Shortcake.)
1 large angel food cake (I substituted pound cake, our family preference)
Slice the cake, using a serrated knife, horizontally into 3 equal layers.
Next we make the custard, combining cream cheese, condensed milk, and frozen whipped topping:
Next prepare the glaze. Add to a saucepan the sugar, cornstarch, strawberry gelatin, and water. Bring to a slight boil, then reduce heat and cook stirring until thick.
This mixture is actually much redder than the picture shows.
Cool the glaze, then add fresh strawberries, cut into pieces.
Finally it's ready to assemble. Layer cake, then glaze, followed by a layer of the custard mixture. Repeat layering for a total of three layers.
Here's a beautiful trifle, ready for the ladies' brunch tomorrow at church:
Can't wait to try it. I hope this is as popular as the Paula Deen pumpkin pie I made last fall. I submitted it to a pumpkin pie contest at my uncles' assisted living. Although I'd never made a pumpkin pie, mine won first prize. I've been a Paula Deen recipe fan ever since! And here's the recipe:
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes
1 large angel food cake
For the custard:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
For the glaze:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespooons strawberry gelatin (recommended: Jell-O)
1 cup water
2 cups fresh strawberries, cut in 1/2 (ir berries are extra large, cut into quarters)
whole fresh strawberries and mint leaves, for garnish
Slice cake, using a serrated knife, horizontally into 3 equal layers
For the custard:
Mix together cream cheese, condensed milk, and whipped topping in a bowl; set aside
For the glaze:
In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, and gelatin; add water. Cook stirring over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Fold in strawberries.
For assembly:
Place 1 layer of cake in a large clear bowl. Top with a layer of glaze, followed by a layer of custard mixture. Repeat layering in this order for remaining cake, glaze and custard. Top cake with 3 whole fresh strawberries and fresh mint leaves.
UPDATE: For Paula Deen's recipe for Peach Cobbler, click here.

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Some cougars seem to be making Illinois their home away from home. | FILE PHOTO
The Lake County Audubon Society will have Chris Rollins, regional land manager for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, as its speaker on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room of the Libertyville Village Hall, 118 W. Cook Street.
He will present an overview of the current systems, programs, and status of Illinois' state parks and budget. He will also discuss current initiatives to establish new, dedicated sources of funding for DNR. This program should be of special interest since Illinois' financial issues have negatively affected the state-park system.
The Office of Land Management manages and maintains 324 state-owned and leased state parks, fish and wildlife areas, state forests, state trails, natural areas and recreational sites, with more than 45 million visits annualy.
Chris Rollins is a native of Quincy (Illinois/Missouri border). He has had a life-long interest in the outdoors, hunting, fishing, conservation, and park development. The 90-minute meeting is free and open to the public.
Bird houses will be available for sale there for the holidays.
Updated: December 25, 2012 6:06AM
Last week, we were enthralled with coyotes and wolves. This week, we touch on the cougar — an animal that has been making its way north, south, east and west of South Dakota for years now.
This month in southern Illinois, two more trail-camera photographs of cougars were confirmed by the Illinois Department of Conservation, making four cougars on camera so far this year.
Most of the images were caught when hunters put cameras off trails in the hopes of tracking deer which they hoped to harvest.
I subscribe to Ken Miller's Cougar Network Breaking News, which is kind of a catch-all for all the cougar sightings outside South Dakota. Miller is a retired high-tech entrepreneur, having founded or co-founded three high-tech companies in the computer, data networking and software fields.
He teamed up with Dr. Clay Nielsen, an assistant professor of Forest Wildlife in the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Department of Forestry, and Center for Ecology at Southern Illinois University.
The site's documentation is evidence based on strict criteria supplied by wildlife officials in the United States and Canada and other wildlife observers. They recently uncovered a hoax where someone retouched an old trail camera photo and tried to pass it off as new, only someone noticed and alerted the network so they could correct it.
As you all may remember, we had a lot of cougar sightings here in Lake County in 2008, made by a county board member, a North Chicago police officer, and other residents from Antioch to the North Shore.
Here in the newsroom, we always took them with a grain of salt. I wanted to believe, but we needed pictures.
As you might remember, a cougar was shot in April of that year near a grade school in Roscoe Village on the north side of Chicago. Through DNA, they were able to document that cougar was the same spotted near Lake Geneva where some hair was caught on some wire, which they used in the DNA test.
No way that cougar got to Chicago without passing through Lake County, so all those people who spotted what they thought was a cougar could have been absolutely right. I interviewed that North Chicago police officer and he had no doubt in his mind.
So now, this year, we've had some reports in Glencoe and Northfield. I am not so fast to dismiss these sightings anymore. To help with identification, you can go to the Cougar Network's Puma Field Guide, which includes natural history information and clues to identifying tracks. The guide is available online at www.cougarnet.org/Assets/pumafieldguide.pdf.
And let's start placing more trail cameras out there, especially if you live near a creek or river. Cougars stay close to them.
Cougars love deer and, of course, we have a lot here in Illinois. The IDNR said hunters harvested 72,111 deer from Nov. 16-18. The second part of the season is Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. Last year, hunters only bagged 66,501 deer.
Even in Lake County, the harvest was up from six in 2011 to nine in 2012. The most successful county was Pike County with 2,108 deer harvested. And you wonder why cougars might like the Land of Lincoln?


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Ride Your Bike To Work Day
Mountain Metro Rides organizes Bike to Work Day activities each June to encourage bicycling for personal and community health, alternative transportation, recreation, and sustainability. This year marked the 20th annual Metro Rides Bike to Work Day, and was be celebrated on Wednesday, June 26th.
RESULTS FOR METRO RIDES 20th ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK DAY HAVE BEEN TABULATED AND THE WINNERS ARE!!
The results for the team challenges and one-on-one challenges are in, and there were a couple of very close races. Congratulations to each of the winning teams and to all that participated in this event. The winners are listed below.
Corporate Challenge
Extra Small Company: Kaman Precision Products with 57% participation
Small Company: Empirical Testing Corporation with 44% participation
Medium Company: VMware with 24% participation
Large Company: LSI Corporation with 17% participation
Extra Large Company: Atmel with 2% participation
Results are based on the number of employees each company has and on how many riders participated. It's easy to see that an extra small company (fewer than 25 employees) has quite an advantage over the extra large company (greater than 1,000 employees) in getting participation. That is why there are several categories to keep this friendly competition on a level playing field.
One-on-One Challenge
Military Challenge Cup: Air Force wins over Army once again. The trophy will be awarded to the JPPSO for the 2nd year in a row.
Wheels of Gold Cup: Colorado Springs Utilities wins over The City of Colorado Springs by one rider, so the trophy will be awarded to CSU. El Paso County also participated in this challenge.
Public Safety Cup: The Colorado Springs Police Department beats the Colorado Springs Fire Department for the 3rd straight year. Of course our fire department has been extremely busy the past 2 years fighting fires. Hopefully next year we will have fewer fires and the Fire Department will have more time to participate.
Community Excellence Award for Team Spirit: This award is presented each year to the team that demonstrates true team spirit. This year the Community Excellence trophy will be awarded to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. In 2012 Bike to Work Day had to be cancelled due to the Waldo Canyon Fire, and this year the Black Forest Fire again threatened the event. Due to the extreme efforts of our firefighters, the event was held as scheduled.
Community Excellence Award for Most Kids on Bikes: This award is presented each year to the organization or group that has the largest number of children participate and ride their bikes to the Pioneers Museum. Once again this trophy will be awarded to the kids at Meadows Park Community Center. This year they had 24 kids make the ride from the community center down to the Pioneers Museum, with a police escort on bike.


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Bentley University Accounting Professor James Hunton Receives $25,000 Mee Family Prize
September 6, 2011
Jim Hunton and his wife, Betty; Bentley Provost Mike Page; Bentley President Gloria Cordes Larson; Michael and Judy Mee
Bentley University presented the $25,000 Mee Family Prize and medal to James Hunton, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Accounting at the university's convocation ceremony on August 30. Established by a generous gift by Michael (1966 alumnus) and Judy Mee, the new annual award highlights a lifetime of scholarly work demonstrated by a distinguished faculty member.
"During his nine years at Bentley, Jim has had a profound, positive influence on the welfare of Bentley's students, success of his fellow colleagues, and international standing of the university," Bentley President Gloria Cordes Larson.
Hunton was named one of the top-ranked researchers among his academic peers, according to a recently released study, Individual Accounting Faculty Research Rankings By Topical Area and Methodology, by researchers from Brigham Young and Utah State universities. Known for blending theory and practice into meaningful and relevant work, his recent research focuses on improving corporate and social responsibility, particularly situations where auditors, managers and directors are biased toward self-interest that could potentially harm investors and society in general, with a goal to help develop policies and procedures to minimize deleterious effects.
Hunton's work encompasses the domains of accounting, finance, management, information systems and psychology, with an underlying theme of behavioral experimentation. He has held a number of leadership posts in the American Accounting Association and is founding editor of Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, editor for The Accounting Review, and associate editor for Decision Sciences.
Also active on the international front, Hunton works with PhD students and faculty at the Rotterdam School of Management in The Netherlands, where he is a research professor, and at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has published more than 130 articles, co-written three text books; and delivered countless presentations and speeches across the globe.
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Dear Annie: I am constantly getting chain-letter e-mails from a friend I met in a class years ago. The e-mails usually contain vague threats about how something bad will happen to me if I don't forward the letter to five friends, or how good luck will follow if I do. The last straw was when she sent me one that said, "Forward this, and something good will happen. If you are not a believer in God, delete."
Dear Readers: Today is Memorial Day. We know for many, this is simply part of a long weekend. But we hope you will keep in mind the reason behind the holiday -- a day to remember those servicemen and women who have died serving their country. Please honor our fallen heroes by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of veterans. It is also customary to fly the flag at half-staff until noon.
Dear Annie: How can I help a friend who is convinced his neighbors are bombarding his house with rays that have affected his health and caused the death of one of his dogs?
Dear Annie: My daughter has five beautiful children whom we love very much. My husband and I often take the kids overnight and on weekends to give some quiet time to their parents.
Dear Annie: I married "Theo" three years ago. The marriage started out OK, but then I discovered he had a drug addiction. After a great deal of pushing from me, Theo finally got clean two years ago. The problem is, he has not held down a job since he moved in with me six years ago, while I have worked a full-time third shift to support my children and household. It's not enough to make ends meet.
Dear Annie: You recently printed a "Contract for Drivers," by John Violette. It requires teenage drivers to maintain decent grades, follow all traffic laws and never drive impaired or get in the car with a driver who is. It reminded me of the essay "Dead at 17," which relates what happens when kids don't follow those rules. Every year there are new teenage drivers who haven't seen it. Maybe if parents attach it to the contract, the need to drive safely will have a greater impact. Please print it again. -- Chicago Mom of Three
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Dear Annie: I'm a 47-year-old father of four kids. My oldest, "Janet," is 24 and lives on her own. I adopted Janet when she was 2. Her mother made it clear that Janet is to never know that she is not my biological child. Janet's mother and I are now divorced, and I have moved on to a happier life.
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Valanciunus is being wildly underrated right now. He looked much more powerful in summer league. he is a potential all star without question. I love MKG, but he's stuck in charlotte. Im not sure Jefferson helps at all. Moe Harkless will be someone to watch, too. My worry about AD is durability. He's more naturally a four. But NOLO traded their one center.....
Surveying sophomores set to take the next step this season
The best way to describe the first-year results of the 2012 draft class: scattershot. Without leaning on hyperbole at all, one can say that the top 16 picks in last year's draft included everything from "budding Hall of Famer" to "diddly squat," and all points in between. Is it possible for a range to get any wider than that?
Here's an examination of some of the most notable names in this year's sophomore class — standouts, busts and others — along with some thoughts on what will constitute progress in Year 2.
The (Future) Franchise
Anthony Davis: The Point Forward has already taken multiple rides on the Anthony Davis Hype Train this summer. The Pelicans' 20-year-old stud looked great during USA minicamp in Las Vegas, he ranked No. 41 in SI.com's Top 100 Players of 2014 list and he was singled out as a strong candidate to outperform his ranking in that list, even though he was the youngest player included in the top 50.
Davis is the advanced stats community's flavor of the month — a designation that could wind up lasting indefinitely — because his production as a teenager in his rookie year was exceedingly rare, and generally matched only by future Hall of Famers. Because Davis is a true two-way player and because he was so highly regarded in high school and so influential during his one season at Kentucky, the fact that his numbers are subject to sample size concerns has the tendency to make him even more intriguing. "Imagine what he will do in a full healthy season," the thinking tends to go, instead of wondering whether he can maintain his lofty efficiency standards.
MAHONEY: Five defenses that should improve in '13-14
As Grantland's Zach Lowe pointed out in naming Davis to his "All-Intriguing" team this week, there are potential areas of improvement on both sides of the ball. Davis can obviously expand his offensive repertoire (The Point Forward documented his comfort level shooting from 15 feet and out in Vegas) and he should become a more refined defensive product as he ages. In 2013-14, it's reasonable to expect Davis' awareness to take meaningful steps forward, and there's nothing on New Orleans' roster that will prevent him from getting as many minutes as he can handle at multiple positions.
If there's one development to bank on this year, it should be that Davis' positional versatility emerges as a talking point virtue. Against small-ball lineups, he should be able to handle the five; against more traditional looks, his length and athleticism will pose problems for many fours. Last year, because of the injuries and his limited minutes, Davis was one of the league's best-kept secrets. It seems incredibly unlikely that he will fly under the radar much longer.
The Aspiring All-Star
Damian Lillard: Forgive the reigning Rookie of the Year for coming off as a bit impatient. "Make the playoffs, I want to make the All-Star team, those are the top two things I want to do," Lillard declared at the Blazers' Media Day on Monday, opting to cut straight to the chase rather than beat around the bush. Lillard, 23, and the Trail Blazers are facing stiff competition in the Western Conference for both of those distinctions.
His award-winning rookie season was all about volume: He led the NBA in minutes and topped his class in a number of statistical categories. Credit where credit is due: Lillard has a keen eye for his own weaknesses and he's said the right things about making improvements. This week alone, he's pledged to cut down on his defensive laziness, exercise better shot selection (he shot 42.9 percent last year and relied heavily on long twos), improve his assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2 to 1 as a rookie) and get to the free-throw line more often (fewer than four attempts per 36 minutes). If he checks even half of those items off his list, he would position himself as a candidate to be a top-10 player at his position.
MAHONEY: NBA's off-the-floor youth movement
Portland clearly is not taking his talent for granted. A number of offseason moves — signing sixth man Mo Williams and shooter Dorell Wright, drafting guard CJ McCollum — were undertaken with the goal of making Lillard's life easier by surrounding him with weapons capable of making teams pay for loading up defensively on him.
The Freed Force
Andre Drummond: The online basketball community seemingly owes a debt of gratitude to Maurice Cheeks already. Why? Because the new Pistons coach immediately pledged to give more playing time to Drummond, a potential phenom in the making who was buried as a rookie under former coach Lawrence Frank. "I'm going to put him out on the floor for sure," Cheeks told the Detroit Free Press, in a statement that should make online writers from coast to coast giddy with the knowledge that they no longer need to come up with new ways to plead for the 20-year-old UConn product to be given a chance.
GOLLIVER: Positions battles in training camp
The Drummond Story seems fairly uncomplicated, whether he's directly pursuing a romantic relationship with iCarly star Jennette McCurdy on social media or crashing the glass to the tune of a 21.2 rebound percentage, which would have been among the league leaders if he had played enough minutes to qualify. This is a very big man, with a good sense of humor, who should evolve into one of the league's most dominant interior forces as long as he remains healthy. While he can't match Davis in the versatility department (and his free-throw shooting is abysmal), Drummond is firmly in the "potential future All-Star" discussion because so few players, regardless of age, possess his combination of strength, size and talent. It's high time the basketball world gets to enjoy that for more than 20 minutes a night, and progress in his second season is virtually assured as long as Cheeks keeps his word.
The Disappointing Detour
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: It's easy to keep the faith in Kidd-Gilchrist's long-term potential even if his rookie year left something to be desired. "I set goals and I didn't reach any of the goals that I set," the Bobcats' forward lamented to the Charlotte Observer this week, and you can see where he was coming from. As The Point Forward noted in our rookie grades, Kidd-Gilchrist's total lack of range and confidence in his broken shooting stroke limit his short-term growth curve, but all the long-term indicators — his defensive acumen, his size, his intangibles — remain off the charts. Charlotte has tasked assistant Mark Price to work on MKG's shooting form, but this looks like it will be a multi-year project, judging by his motion at the Las Vegas Summer League.
It's risky business playing basketball psychoanalyst on the Internet, but Kidd-Gilchrist's hitch seems to be exacerbated by his mental approach. Price has acknowledged that they are working through issues of confidence and frustration. One wonders whether the addition of veteran center Al Jefferson — a proven low-block scoring threat — might wind up having a big impact on Kidd-Gilchrist's development. While Jefferson's defensive problems will likely hold back the Bobcats in the standings, his presence goes a long way in relieving the pressure on Kidd-Gilchrist to generate his own offense or produce in isolation or under scoring pressure. The Bobcats ranked No. 28 in offensive efficiency last season, and while they might not climb all that much higher, every little bit counts when it comes to finding a comfort factor for Kidd-Gilchrist, who is still just 20. A successful Year 2 would find MKG doing what he does best — defending his man, hitting the glass and getting out in transition — and doing it with a newfound peace of mind.
MAHONEY: Storylines to watch in training camp
The Radical Reclamation
Royce White: The words "diddly squat" in this post's introduction referred to White, of course, who never took the court for the Rockets last season and played only sparingly for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston's D-League affiliate. Go ahead and mock Austin Rivers for posting a -1.1 Win Shares, the second-worst mark in the league (besting only Suns forward Michael Beasley), but at least the Pelicans' guard logged more than 1,400 minutes and got a sense for what it will take to succeed at this level. White's only progress came in his negotiations with the Rockets over the treatment of his anxiety disorder.
Really, there might not be a better example of the adage that the NBA is a "league of second chances" than White, 22, a versatile forward with rare ball-handling abilities for a player his size. Relations between Houston and White were tense, sometimes ugly, and fans called for White's release on more than one occasion. Out of that drama came a new opportunity in Philadelphia, thanks to a July trade between the Rockets and the Sixers, now run by former Houston executive Sam Hinkie.
As TrueHoop laid out nicely in an interview with White this week, Philadelphia offers a clean slate and some distinct advantages. At the top of the list is its geography, as a host of NBA markets are within a reasonable driving distance from the City of Brotherly Love, cutting into the total miles that White, who has a fear of flying, needs to travel by air in a given year. Also on the list: a new coach in Brett Brown whose culture-building has appealed to White; a roster so devoid of talent and depth that White is guaranteed a legitimate shot at a meaningful role if he puts in the work and is able to manage the off-court issues; and a completely pressure-free environment as the Sixers pursue what will surely be one of the league's worst records. If White isn't able to take a step forward under these conditions, the flickering light of hope risks getting extinguished.
Others To Watch (For One Reason Or Another)
Jonas Valanciunas (Raptors … The Point Forward expects big things from the 2011 pick as he enters his second year), Bradley Beal (Wizards), Dion Waiters (Cavaliers), Harrison Barnes (Warriors), Jeremy Lamb (Thunder … it's time to step up right now), Evan Fournier (Nuggets), John Henson (Bucks … lots of intrigue), Jared Sullinger (Celtics), John Jenkins (Hawks), Thomas Robinson and Meyers Leonard (Blazers), Kendall Marshall (Suns … a strong candidate to become the second 2012 lottery pick to be traded), Tony Wroten (Sixers), Austin Rivers (Pelicans … things can only get better).
Harrison Barnes is a no-brainer for this list, which is why he wasn't in this clown's article,
How can they make a list and not mention Jonas Valanciunas under potential all-star/franchise.


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In the early 1990s, Sen. McCain, R-Ariz., wrote a letter to the State Department regarding James B. Fowler, who was at the time imprisoned in Thailand on narcotics charges.
McCain's State Department letter was dated Nov. 15, 1991. It briefly explains Fowler's situation and asks Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Tamposi of the Office of Consular Affairs to look into his case.
In 2005, The Star published an interview with James B. Fowler who admitted publicly for the first time that he shot Jimmie Lee Jackson during a melee in February 1965 in the west Alabama town of Marion. Fowler insisted it was in self defense.
Jackson's death a few days after the shooting proved pivotal for organizers of the civil rights movement, leading indirectly to the Selma-to-Montgomery march and, many historians argue, the passage by Congress of the landmark Voting Rights Act in August 1965.
Fowler, whose trial was scheduled to start this month until a judge delayed it Monday, has a complex and varied background. He fought in the Vietnam War, he has said, to avenge his brother's death. He later worked with military prosecutors to expose a murder-for-hire plot in Southeast Asia. He raised a family in Thailand and in Alabama, and for about five years in the early 1990s, he was in a Thai prison cell after being arrested for heroin trafficking.
It was during this time that John McCain came into his life.
"There are several requests I would like to make on behalf of Mr. Fowler within existing statutes and regulations," McCain writes in the letter to Tamposi.
McCain goes on to say that he would like to know the status of the case and the action taken by the State Department on his behalf, that he wanted officials to look into the circumstances surrounding Fowler's arrest and to take steps to see that his rights are protected and to look into the conditions in which he is imprisoned.
McCain also requested that the State Department look into Fowler's claims that "his arrest was the product of a vendetta by a well-connected former member of the U.S. Army and advise me of its validity."
Indeed, others agreed that Fowler's work with military prosecutors had earned him enemies in Southeast Asia and may have led to his arrest in Bangkok in 1991.
In another letter dated Nov. 10, 1991, Army Maj. Jeffery Addicott, the chief prosecutor in the murder-for-hire plot, wrote to vouch for Fowler's character and suggested he may have been framed for heroin trafficking by those he testified against.
"When witnesses testify against criminals," Addicott wrote, "there is always the possibility that the criminal will try to 'get even' with the witness who testified against him. This may have been the case with Mr. Fowler and deserves close attention by competent authorities."
Addicott added that after the trial he cautioned Fowler to be careful and that there were people who would do him harm and that Addicott himself was concerned for his own safety.
"In my mind," Addicott wrote, "I would point out that there is a real possibility that Mr. Fowler may have been framed or set up by others who seek to do harm to him."
Robert Fischer, a press spokesman for McCain's Senate office in Washington, said files in his office do not go back to 1991, so he was not able to find additional correspondence involving the case, but added that "it is our policy not to comment on cases such as this."
A McCain campaign press official in the regional office in Florida said Monday that the office's spokesman was traveling with the vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and was not available to comment on the story. A press official at McCain's headquarters press office in northern Virginia said that office only dealt with the national press and therefore could not provide comment to a regional publication.
Mickey Baine, a friend of Fowler's, said he spoke to McCain directly in the early 1990s.
"When I talked to him, he assured me he was looking into it, that he was working on it and checking with the State Department," said Baine, a veterinarian from south Alabama.
McCain, it turned out, had been approached by a mutual friend, a retired veterinarian named Jake Purvis in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Purvis, who had been contacted by Baine about Fowler, says he has known McCain for years, that they "used to eat crabs and oysters together," in northwest Florida. Purvis said he mentioned the case to McCain, but that he had spoken in detail about Fowler to the senator's office staff.
It is difficult to know if McCain's intervention had any impact on Fowler's eventual release from prison in late 1996.
Fowler's Montgomery attorney George Beck would not elaborate on Fowler's background, saying only that, "I have no reason to disagree with anything that the Army prosecutor wrote in the letter you are referring to."
It isn't unusual for members of Congress to write letters on behalf of U.S. citizens imprisoned abroad. In one case in July 2000, for example, dozens of senators signed a letter to President Bill Clinton urging him to pressure the Peruvian government to release Lori Berenson, a U.S. citizen who was convicted by a secret military tribunal and is still being held on charges of treason there.


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Yes, indeed, but the leading such enterprise in Chicago isn't exactly designed to keep the kids occupied while school's out.
On the contrary, the fifth annual Straight Ahead Jazz Camp — which starts Monday and runs for five days — welcomes anyone from college freshmen to senior citizens to convene with some of the city's top jazz musicians, plus jazz scholars from across the country. Though the sessions clearly have been designed to entertain, a great deal of enlightenment comes with the bargain.
Created by the nonprofit Jazz Institute of Chicago, an organization that has championed jazz education in Chicago for decades, this year's Straight Ahead Jazz Camp will be staffed by such widely admired Chicago musicians as drummer Dana Hall, trumpeter Pharez Whitted, vocalist Tammy McCann, multi-instrumentalist Mwata Bowden, cellist Tomeka Reid and pianist Robert Irving III. Some will lead improv sessions; others will give lecture-demos. All will take participants inside a music bound up with Chicago's cultural identity.
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Gordon "has become something of an authority on Pops," says Jazz Institute executive director Lauren Deutsch, invoking one of Armstrong's famous nicknames. True enough, Gordon's recordings — such as "Hello Pops! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong" and "Dreams of New Orleans" — speak to the trombonist's deep affinity for the Crescent City roots of jazz.
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Not all the offerings, however, will spotlight the man who remains the personification of jazz around the world. Jazz camp also will investigate music of such Chicago giants as saxophonist Von Freeman, pianist Andrew Hill and bluesman Little Brother Montgomery.
Nothing else quite like this exists in Chicago, the event resembling a miniature humanities festival that happens to focus on music (and also includes instrumental master classes).
But it didn't start out quite so broadly conceived. Originally, the Jazz Institute created the camp primarily as a vehicle for teachers who wanted to bring jazz into their classrooms.
"We attracted a lot of educators who said they had been really interested in starting a jazz class, but had no idea how to do it," says Deutsch. "Part of this endeavor is to raise the number of opportunities for kids to be able to learn about the music. The other part is to recognize that jazz educators really also need a chance to brush up on their skills."
But during the past couple of years, Deutsch and colleagues began expanding jazz camp to interest the general public, as well, realizing that amateur musicians, jazz devotees and even some pros might welcome the chance to learn from the masters. Singer McCann, for instance, was a participant before being invited to join the faculty.
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Following is an annotated guide to a few of the sessions at Straight Ahead Jazz Camp, presented in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago. All events take place at Columbia College Chicago Music Center, 1014 S. Michigan Ave. Registration for the weeklong series is $155; $140 for Jazz Institute members. For the complete schedule and other details, visit jazzinchicago.org or call 312-427-1676.
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As she opens the store's front door and welcomes in customers, it's evident those lessons stuck.
Hannah's grandparents, Thomas and Lois Downing, opened the store 50 years ago in 1963. It was originally called The Mary Carter Paint store.
"Mary Carter was the brand of paint they sold. My grandmother kind of ran the place, and I guess people thought her name was Mary Carter," Hannah said, laughing. Some Annistonians still call Mrs. Downing "Mary."
A year later, the couple bought the fabric store next door and Downing's General Store was born.
"A little while later, a seed rack appeared on the paint side and it evolved from there," Hannah said, explaining the store's shift from selling paints to plants and garden supplies.
Now, five decades later, Downing's is getting another new name — Downing & Sons. The name change comes just in time for the store's 50th anniversary and the launch of a brand-new website — downingandsons.com .
Hannah said she thinks of the new name as a tribute to her grandfather, who died in 2011. Her father, Robert Downing, a former county commissioner, took over the store in 1986. Her brother Lewis has been learning the management ropes since 2009.
To celebrate 50 years and a new name, Downing's offered extended hours and daily discounts every day during the last week of June. That Thursday's sale was 25 percent off all fabrics, which Hannah described as a steal.
"We never have sales on our fabric because our prices are so much lower than everybody else's," she explained.
The store also hosted a customer appreciation cookout on Friday of that week, and a private party the following Saturday.
But for some customers, 50 years doesn't sound quite right.
"I seriously thought it was longer than 50. I've been coming here since I was a little girl," said Gail Perkins, who drives from Talladega to shop at Downing's. "I love it. When you can't find it anywhere else, come here. Why don't you just start here?"
Perkins isn't the only Downing's customer who makes the trek from another city. Hannah said the store welcomes regular customers from Randolph County and Gadsden, as well as decorators from Birmingham and Atlanta.
"You cannot beat the downhome touch," said Kit Downing, a self-proclaimed "Chocolocco Downing," and one of the store's most familiar faces.
"And the customer service," added Xochitl Norton, who has been working in the fabric side of Downing's for 10 years.
Hannah said a number of people also venture to Anniston to take advantage of the store's low fabric prices. Just about every other season, Robert drives his truck to New York City to pick up fabric by the caseload.
"Buying fabric that way enables us to sell something for $8.95 that would sell in Atlanta or Birmingham for $40," Hannah said. "That's what makes our fabric store different from everybody else's … our prices."
Low prices aren't all that sets Downing's apart. The store's unusual layout also differentiates it from most modern-day businesses. On the seed side of the store, shovels decorate the walls and bags of peat moss are stacked one on top of the other. On the opposite side, bolts of fabric swirl with colors, patterns and textures and feature everything from ribbons and tassels to burlap and leather hides.
"What makes our store unique, it also makes it hard to work for," Hannah said, adding that having two parts to the store can make it difficult to know the ins and outs of each product. "We try to stay as knowledgeable as we can about our products."
Although it can be challenging, the Downing's employees want to make sure they can help solve any plant problem or fabric fiasco. Right now, Lewis is finishing up a master gardener class, and Norton spent two years studying upholstery.
When it comes to fabric, Norton knows her stuff.
"Look at these hands," she said. "They're worn out."
She said when the fabric side first opened, quilting and dress fabric were en vogue. Now, it's home décor.
"These colors are back in fashion," she explained, holding up spools of lime green and bright orange thread. "We listen to customers, to what they want throughout the years, and according to fashion and what seems to be popular."
Although trends have changed, Norton said one thing remains consistent.
"People still like to patch their clothes when they have a hole."
The fabric side has now become popular with fans of the website Pinterest, Hannah and Norton agree. The site, which acts as a virtual bulletin board, is popular with crafters, sewists and DIYers. And with supplies ranging from burlap feed sacks to pima cotton, "pinners" are sure to be pleased with Downing's selection.
"People come in all the time (saying) 'I saw this on Pinterest,'" Hannah said, laughing.
Aside from the seed and fabric portions of the store, Downing's also features mixed-media birdhouses handmade by a West Anniston man, as well as a pecan cracker and a brand-new peanut roaster.
"It has been a hit," Hannah said of their newest nutty addition. "Mostly it's been a hit with friends and family, or the bail bondsman down the street."
One of the store's biggest draws is Lewis' four-legged pal, Greta, a pup who boasts 820 Facebook friends. She's at the store every day, and customers greet her by name.
"She's a Heinz 57 variety," Hannah says, as Greta leaps onto the fabric counter and readies for a good scratch behind the ears. "People love Greta."
Lewis found Greta while on a camping trip five years ago. Then, she was 4 weeks old and covered in fleas, a stark contrast to her current status as Downing royalty.
"There are people who come in just to bring her treats," Lewis said of his well-mannered pet.
Customers aren't the only ones who make a special trip inside the store to see Greta.
"Our mailman loves Greta. Every day he comes in and loves on her," Hannah said, adding, "We have the best mailman. He has the best voice … like a radio announcer voice."
It's the little things, like knowing the mailman by name and the price and color of a particular bolt of fabric without even looking, that sets this Anniston staple apart.
"It's really an honor to have a business that's been open for 50 years … to prove that Anniston is able to keep a business open for 50 years," Hannah said. "Anniston is on the rise right now, and it's a good time to be in our city … You've got a generation that's keeping this town alive. They're choosing to start their lives in Anniston."
At 50 years old, Downing's is making plans to serve that next generation. Lewis wants to expand the seed store to include more gardening elements, and the fabric store will begin offering bow-making classes in the fall.
While their services may change in the coming years, Hannah and Norton agree Downing's commitment to the Anniston community will remain steady.
"I don't know what it is about this town," Norton said, adding she has lived all over the world, but there's something special about Anniston. "It feels like a ghost town with many possibilities."
Hannah nodded in agreement and smiled.
"That's kind of the wonderful thing about a town like this," she mused. "Our values will stay the same."


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While most local weathercasters talk about the weather because they love to be on TV, KSAT 12's Steve Browne is on TV because he loves to talk about the weather.
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Back then; he was most fascinated initially by snowstorms (and the snow-days that would accompany them, of course).
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Steve's fascination with the elements led him to his first weather-casting job in junior high school no less -- where he read the weather forecast each day over the school's public address system.
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After graduating from high school, he attended Lowell Technical College (now known as The University of Massachusetts at Lowell), where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology.
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After stints in Boston, Atlanta, and Cleveland, KSAT 12 recruited Steve due to his background and expertise in meteorology.
They were looking for a weathercaster whose knowledge and experience gave him a great deal of credibility as a weather authority.
Steve Browne arrived in San Antonio in 1992, making him one of the elder statesmen of the current KSAT 12 News Team.
KSAT 12 News Director, Jim Boyle, explains, "We brought Steve to San Antonio because he not only has a real love for weather and science, but also because he has a unique ability to communicate the intricacies of the weather to our audience in a way that everyday folks can understand and relate to. He sets the standard in the market."
It is widely assumed that most local weathercasters obtain their forecasts from the National Weather Service and merely read them to the viewing audience. Not Steve Browne.
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He then compares his forecast to the forecast distributed by the National Weather Service before making his final determination.
That done, Steve then turns to the task of actually producing his weathercast which entails selecting and placing all the graphics and other visual elements the viewing audience sees at home.
Sometimes that even includes using weather-related photography he himself has created as a background for his weathercast.
For instance, early one spring, a large "Super Cell" as high as 40,000 feet traveled across the Canyon Lake/New Braunfels area.
On a dinner break between newscasts on the far northwest side of San Antonio, Steve could see the storm in the sky, even from that distance. So, he took out the digital camera he carries with him, snapped a few pictures of the tremendous cloud tops, and used them during a subsequent weathercast to give his viewers a dramatic look at the enormity of that storm system.
An avid outdoorsman and gardener, Steve Browne understands the importance the weather plays in the lives of his viewers.
He explains, "People in South Texas really care about the weather. They make decisions all the time based on what the weather's going to do, from their golf games to their fishing trips to their outdoor weddings, etc.
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Despite the fact that he is a scientist at heart, Steve also enjoys the lighter moments the weather report can bring to the newscast. "Things like the KSAT 12 Garden here at the station give me a chance to relate on a more personal level to our viewers. I enjoy giving them more information than just the weather. It helps lighten up the newscast, and it makes my job a little more fun," he adds.
Steve is known around the TV station for his annual spaghetti dinner, which he prepares for his coworkers from the tomatoes grown in the KSAT 12 Garden.
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KSAT 12, owned and operated by Post/Newsweek, is the San Antonio affiliate for ABC-TV. The station airs live news, weather and sports broadcasts at 5 a.m., noon and 5, 6 and 10 p.m. KSAT 12 also owns and operates LATV, which can be viewed on KSAT Digital 12.2, or Time Warner Cable Channel 81, GVTC Cable Channel 165 and Grande Communications Channel 189.
Its call letters, KSAT, stand for San Antonio, Texas and symbolize the station's commitment to the people of San Antonio as the local resource for fair, accurate reporting and a means by which residents have a voice with which to be heard.


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text: The Saint Walker wiki last edited by webling on 02/03/14 10:32PM View full history OriginBro'Dee Walker was a strong, faithful believer in his planet's version of an all-powerful deity. He had a father as well as a wife and children. His life on Astonia succumbed to turmoil due to the sun dying and the planet along with it. He had a plan to find God's "Messiah" at the top of Mount Helious. Saint Walker left with his family to reach the top of Mount Helious. It was a hard and scorching trip and while on the journey each member of his family perished due to various causes. After nine days of pain and dehydration, Saint Walker finally reached the top to find no one there - only a slab of stone. He screamed at God, close to losing all hope. At that moment, a storm broke out and the water sliding off the monolith gave off his reflection. Realizing this meant he was to be the one to save his people, Walker descended from Mount Helious and started preaching to the Astonians, eventually calming them and leading them with his hope for a future for Astonia. After he made it, the sun spontaneously grew younger and a Blue Power Ring found him. It chose Saint Walker as the first of the Blue Lantern Corps member, given his ability to instil great hope in others.CreationOne of the dominant themes of the buildup to the DC Comics wide crossover event Blackest Night was the establishment of numerous new Lantern Corps bearing different coloured allegiances based on the emotional role which the Corps identified itself with. New members were required for each of these Corps and Saint Walker was thus created as one of the most easily identifiable members of the Blue Lantern Corps.Character EvolutionAs a mostly secondary character and relatively recently introduced character as well, Saint Walker has little opportunity to experience a significant amount of character development. Furthermore, one of the defining aspects of membership in the Blue Lantern Corps is an absolute belief in hope, thus its members are prone not to change very as characters because of their belief system.Major Story ArcsWhen the Guardians had sent Sinestro to Korugar to face his final judgment and execution with a detachment of Green Lanterns, the party was ambushed. First, by members of the Sinestro Corps and, later, by Atrocitus and his Red Lanterns. As Hal Jordan, suffering from one of the Red Lanterns' assaults, is floating in space with his shield failing, the power level of his ring begins steadily rising. Just as it reaches an unprecedented 200%, we see the source of this power. Saint Walker, the first member of the Blue Lantern Corps, arrived to aid in the recapture of Sinestro and defeat of Atrocitus. He explains that he is the first of many and that he has been sent by Ganthet, who believes they will need Sinestro when the time comes, as he is crucial in stopping the power of the Black.Blue LanternSaint Walker introduces himself as the Blue Lantern of Sector 1 and the first of his Corps. When Hal confronted him about his ring's strange reaction, he explained how his ring was capable of adding to Jordan's ring's power as long as he hoped for his well being. Kilowog and John Stewart launched an assault on Saint Walker, both still under the red ring's influence. Protecting himself, he moved to douse the flames affecting them, giving John a vision of Hope to help him. He also used his ring to free the other surviving Lanterns from the residual affects as well. When Salaak attempted to question him, he gathered Jordan in his aura and fled the system.Taking Hal to the Blue Lantern planet Odym, in the Polaris system, he showed him the blue power battery and then took him to see Ganthet and Sayd. He explained to Jordan about the selection process of his corps and also how their rings work. Saint waited while Ganthet and Jordan talked, and led him towards Sinestro when they were finished. As they traveled, Saint talked to Jordan about his feelings on the Corps, as well as his desire for back up. When they came across a dying sun, Jordan was unable to call for help because of the interference caused by the blue rings, but it was unnecessary. Working with new corps member, Warth, Saint Walker was able to reignite the dying sun, and revert it to it's status as a young blue star. When Jordan asked why he was revealing all of this to him, Saint Walker explained that it was in accordance with Ganthet's wishes. Ganthet wanted Jordan to understand the workings of their corps, because he intended Hal Jordan to be their leader.The first Blue LanternsHal went ahead of Warth and Saint Walker and arrived on Ysmault before them. Hal saw Sinestro and was ambushed by the Red Lanterns. Due to the red Light of Rage, Hal's power levels severely dropped. Hal was then held captive along with Sinestro. Hal saw his friend and former Green Lantern, Laira, corrupted into becoming a Red Lantern. The Sinestro Corps then arrived to save Sinestro from the Red Lanterns and a conflict ensued. As they fought, Warth and Saint Walker arrived and charged up Hal's ring again. Hal was attacked by Laira and was close to calming her when Sinestro killed Laira. Hal finally unleashed all his anger and hate towards Sinestro and was close to killing his former mentor. However, Laira's red power ring sensed Hal's rage and selected him as her replacement. Atrocitus then welcomed Jordan into the Red Lantern Corps. As the Blue Lanterns rely on Green Lanterns to access the blue ring's full potential, Saint Walker and Warth were drained of all of their energy. Saint Walker would not despair, however, and slipped his own ring onto Hal's finger which had the effect of destroying the red ring completely, reversing the effect it had on Jordan. Hal then became a hybrid Lantern of the Blue and Green Lights and, together, they were able to defeat the Red Lanterns.Attack of Agent OrangeLater on, while regrouping on Odym with new Blue Lantern recruits Brother Hymn and Sister Sercy, Larfleeze and his Orange Lantern Corps attacked. Larfleeze had previously dealt with Hal Jordan in his hybrid Lantern state and now desperately desired a blue power ring of his own. Unwilling to give him one, the Blue Lantern Corps of Hope entered the fray against the Orange Lanterns of Avarice.On Odym, the blue lanterns are losing the battle. Their rings came back on, wondering who answered their prayers. Hal Jordan, Carol Ferris, Sinestro, and Indigo-1 arrive. then suddenly the orange lanterns disappear from Odym to assist Larfleeze on Okaara. during that time Larfleeze knocked Atrocitus who was trying to take Larfleeze's battery. Walker, Hal, Carol, Sinestro, and Indigo-1 appear on Okaara to recruit Atrocitus and Larfleeze. After they destroyed all of the Black Lanterns on Okaara, Atrocitus fights the group. Larfleeze then reveals to the rainbow rodeo that the guardians told him about Odym in an attempt to extinguish the blue light. Atrocitus wakes up and attacks the group again. Suddenly an image of Damage being killed by Black Lantern Jean Loring reveals that that the black power rings are at 100%. Indigo-1 transports them to Ryut, where Atrocitus is yelling at Sayd and Ganthet about how their Manhunters came and destroyed Ysmault.. Saint walker reached out to him and calmed him down enough to join the Rainbow Rodeo. Larfleeze also agreed to join the team if he gets his own guardian. In turn Sayd agreed to pledge her everlasting servitude to him if he agreed to join them.In Justice League of America issue 55 Saint Walker was helping the JLA fight off Doomsday in the area where New Krypton was. Batman called Starman for help and told him to get out there and help in the fight. Starman was knocked out by Doomsday and was saved by Saint Walker's blue ring. The two of them then fight off Doomsday. Saint Walker asks Starman how fast he can fly. Saint Walker and the new Batman made it to the battle in space on the moon to help out the Justice League of America to fight Eclipso and his mind control members of the JLA. Saint Walker powers are diffrent from the Green Lanterns Ring's after the first round did not last Batman, Congorilla, Starman, Donna Troy and Saint Walker huddle togather and put it out for one last fight and they where captured by Obesidern who blacked them all out with his powers.Saint Walkers is currently part of the New Guardians in Green Lantern: New Guardians.Powers and AbilitiesSaint Walker wields a Blue Lantern power ring, which has many unique qualities to it. A Blue Lantern can charge or drain other corps' power rings to the extent of either charging a ring to twice its capacity or draining all the power out of a ring. The Blue Lantern can also negate the effects of a Red Lantern. The light constructs of Blue Lanterns are not based on the wielder's imagination, but rather based off the emotional and psychological state of the intended target. Blue power rings also have no need to recharge using a Power Battery as the power rings draw their power from the collective hope in the universe. The power ring of a Blue Lantern has only one known weakness. Without a Green Lantern power ring nearby, the user can only fly and have a protective aura and cannot access the full power of the blue power ring.Lantern StatisticsBlue Lantern Status: ActiveSpace Sector: 1GLC Partner(s): presumably Hal JordanHomeworld: Astonia, also known as PacredoPredecessor: noneSuccessor: n/aOther MediaGreen Lantern: The Animated SeriesSaint Walker - Hermit of MogoSaint Walker appeared in Episode 6, Lost Planet, of Green Lantern: The animated Series.A hermit living on Mogo, without a power ring, Walker noted the planet's nature of trapping evil doers on its surface. He is confronted by Razer, who attacks him, however he easily dodged the red lantern's attacks and defeats him, before giving him the green ring that would later become Mogo's. When he is offered a green lantern ring, he comments that he is destined for another path, hinting at the blue lantern corps.The Next time you see him is in the Season 1 finale where Walker climbs up a mountain on Mogo who says that the only way to defeat the Red Lanterns is up there. When he reaches up their Walker doesn't understand and asks if Mogo believes there is no hope. To this Walker says he will always believe in hope and then a Blue Power Ring comes to him and he becomes the first Blue Lantern in the Universe. He is last seen working with Mogo to aid Kilowog in fighting the Red Lantern Army and the 3 together manage to win the battle.ArrowSt. Walker's HospitalIn the episode "Blast Radius", Laurel's investigation into Sebastian Blood leads her to a St. Walker's Hospital, a mental institution where he has been keeping his aunt, Maya Resik. It also is used as a location in the following episode "Blind Spot" when Sebastian goes to visit his mother to see what she told Laurel.


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On March 17, President Barack Obama announced his first judicial nominee: David Hamilton, a 15-year veteran Indiana federal trial judge with the declared support of both Indiana senators, Republican Richard Lugar and Democrat Evan Bayh. With his selection of Hamilton for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Obama fulfilled a promise he reportedly made to Republicans. The previous month, ranking Judiciary Committee Republican Arlen Specter told Roll Call that the president had assured him that he would send up nominees "who can get Republican support" and "be acceptable to all sides."
The Court's campaign against individual court enforcement of consumer, employee, retiree, and other statutory protections has been a secret hiding in plain sight for the last four decades. Congress is finally taking notice.
The fractious finish of the Supreme Court's 2007-2008 term, coupled with new rumblings on Capitol Hill and the prospect of expanded Democratic gains in November, suggest that we could be at the brink of an epochal clash between the Court and the elective branches of government.
Despite lip service to "judicial restraint" Scalia has been waging a war against consumer product regulation as well as protections for workers, at both the state and federal level.
Modern American conservatives are widely perceived as reflexively pro-states' rights. But as long ago as 1982, movement icon Antonin Scalia, then a University of Chicago law professor, warned members of the fledgling Federalist Society to shed such myopic nostalgia. Conservatives' underlying goal, he said, is "market freedom." While that goal surely justifies opposition to federal economic intervention, he observed, it should also entail actively exploiting federal authority to stop objectionable meddling by state governments. He counseled conservatives to "fight a two-front war" against overzealous regulation at the state no less than the federal levels: "[W]ith all these targets out there," he noted, there must be "at least a few targets to be shot at."
When most Americans think about the Supreme Court's effect, they think about such cultural hot-buttons as abortion, or due process for terrorists.
When most Americans think about the Supreme Court's effect on the life of their nation, they think about such cultural hot-buttons as abortion, or due process for terrorists, or free speech and pornography. They don't think about the Court's effect on the issues that most directly affect the majority of them on a daily basis -- health and retirement security, workplace fairness and equal opportunity, consumer protection and product safety.
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Digging out from an unprecedented avalanche of 5-4 end-of-term Supreme Court decisions overruling its own precedents, federal statutes, state laws, and local ordinances, many Americans have now caught sight of a specter once imagined only by a tiny cadre of legal cognoscenti: A Supreme Court bound and determined to reprise the Court's reactionary role from a century ago, out to squelch progressive policies whatever their source.


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